My wife and I have moved to Italy in mid-September, 2007. Prior to this move and after, I had identified, collected, assembled for our eventual move to Italy many, many links about things one should be aware of before moving to Italy. I believe that these links will benefit other like-minded individuals who are considering or dreaming to move to Italy. This effort is on-going and I hope will benefit with the interaction with interested individuals. I will continue to make entries to this blog.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Info on Events and Festivals (feste or sagre) in Umbria

Here are some links for Events and Festivals (AKA feste or sagre) in Umbria:

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 18 November 2008)

EVENTS

LISTS

Calendario Eventi(Calendar of Events) – PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to click on the symbol for "English" first, then click on Events, the listing will appear in Italian first but when you click on a specific event, it will switch to English unless there is no translation available– Source: Strada dei Vini del Cantico – In English, Italian

SAGRE / EVENTI Umbria – In Italian Only – "selezione provincia..." – Source: PRODOTTITIPICI.com – Under the category of SAGRE / EVENTI on the Home Page, you can select by region and month and province – Please check for correct dates on this web site

If anyone has any suggestions for other sites and links for reference, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using

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FYI: Wherever possible, I attempted to provide information about a specific event, festa or sagra in English. However, while a web site states there may be an English version of it, you will usually find more information about the specific event, festa or sagra in the Italian version.

For those of you that say there is nothing to do on weekends in Italy, you are WRONG! Before my wife and I moved to Italy in 2007, we had attended several feste, sagre and events in the years before our move. You can spend as much or as little as you want and get to meet and see Italians, their friends and other travelers and visitors celebrate various and sundry events in and around their towns. There is more to Italy than museums, historical sites, art, hilltop towns/cities, etc.

When you are driving around or walking around the many towns and cities of Umbria, take the time to read the bulletin/notice/bill boards in these towns and cities. This is where my wife and I find about a specific event, festa or sagra in the town, city or somewhere in the surrounding area. Depending on the size of the event, festa or sagra, it may not have a web site or be listed on web sites that keep track of events, feste or sagre in Italy. You will find most of these notices for events, feste or sagre are usually printed in a bright color and sometimes only a week or two before the actual event, festa or sagra.

EXPLANATION: The reason that I have provided multiple sources and lists is because there is no all inclusive listing for feste, sagre and events in Toscana or Italy. Even if an event, festa or sagra is listed somewhere, it may be dated or list information from last year's event, festa or sagra.

That's it for Tuesday, 1 July 2008: martedì, 1 luglio 2008

Ciao, Ben

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This blog entry is updated frequently until November, 2016. However, I will need the assistance of readers of this blog in the province of Arezzo and the region of Toscana (Tuscany). Please feel free to send me updates and notices of events and festivals (AKA feste or sagre) in the province of Arezzo within the region of Toscana (Tuscany), Italy.

About Me

Expat who has lived and worked in Germany and Kuwait. I have worked for
a brief period of time in Brazil. I have traveled to most of Western
Europe, Hong Kong, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates. Since September,
2007, I now live in Italy with my wife, Martha, and our dog, Siena Lucca..